One of Canada’s standout beatmakers, Elaquent aka eQ, is back with another release. This time his efforts are focused on a moody & dreamy five-track extended play. “Parallel,” is available for stream below, follow the Band Camp link to purchase digitally or on limited edition vinyl from urbnet. Follow @Elaquent & @urbnet on Twitter.

Here’s the new animated video for “Invasion,” from LA emcee D Strong, & Swiss beatmaker Dave Sparkz’ collab album, “Unfold.” You can stream & purchase both the single & album at the link below. The video’s art & animation was created by Origin of Futprnts Workshop. Thanks to RealHipHop.com for the link. Follow Dave Sparkz on SoundCloud.

With the release of her latest album, “The Idea of Beautiful,” Rapsody secured her spot near the top of the list of women in the rap game. Her video for “The Drums,” keeps the momentum going, featuring production from 9th Wonder’s Soul Council. Follow @RapsodyMusic, @9thWonderMusic & @JamlaRecords on Twitter.

D-Sisive is releasing the third installment in his Jonestown series November 18th, “Jonestown 3: The Dream Is Over.” For the second single, “All My Friends Are Dead,” D-Sisive went with production from long-time collaborator Muneshine, and video direction from Daniel Jardine. The audio for “When We Die Together,” is also posted at the link above. Check out the album realease party November 17th in Toronto, and follow @DSisive & @Munseshine on Twitter.

Here’s the funky, new video for “It Ain’t Over,” from Shad’s five-track EP, “melancholy and the infinite shadness,” that dropped earlier this year. Despite the title, the project is upbeat and fun, the samples used are really heavy on the pop nostalgia. Lyrically, he continues to prove himself as one of the most creative & original emcees in the country. Make sure to download the EP at the link above, it’s pay-what-you-can from Band Camp. Follow @ShadKMusic on Twitter.

After what seems like forever and 1000 features & leaks later, Roc Marciano is finally ready to drop the follow-up LP to “Marcberg.” “Reloaded,” is in stores and online tomorrow via @Decon Records. To celebrate, the entire album is being streamed over at spin.com. You can also check the Q-Tip-produced track, “Thread Count,” below. Follow @RocMarci on Twitter.

Bronsolini has enlisted the fine help of the Alchemist & a world-class mixtape cover for his latest release, “Rare Chandeliers”. You can download the tape at the link above or head to Vice’s music blog, Noisey for the stream & Tracklist. Follow @ActionBronson, @Alchemist & @Noisey on Twitter.

"We’re beyond psyched to be premiering his newest project, Rare Chandeliers, which he made with the prolific (and equally great) producer the Alchemist. Roc Marciano, Meyhem Lauren, Styles P, Sean Price, and A.G. Da Coroner all guest, but Action wins Best Line Of The Album with, “Flick chives in the soup/ Stick knives where you poop.” At times opulent, at others mining the pulpy grit that Alchemist specializes in, this gets our award for Mixtape Of The Year."

Today, as MHz Legacy continues to celebrate the release of their self-titled debut album, they’re taking part in the tradition of Throwback Thursday with one of the rarest songs from their vaults, “The Only Weathermen Song.” The song, accompanied here by new, exclusive artwork, stands apart as a classic from the early 2000s era of hip-hop and marks one of the only times that Copywrite, Cage, El-P, Camu Tao, Tage Future, Cannibal Ox, Jakki Da Motamouth, and Yak Ballz (otherwise known as The Weathermen) were all in one studio at the same time.

Reminiscing on the song, Copywrite says:

“Back in 2001, 2002, Camu and I where living in Middletown, New York. Cage lived there too, which is why I moved out there. We where supposed to go on a tour with all of the Eastern Conference Records artists, but Mad Skillz pulled out to vacation, so the tour fell through. Cage wasn’t too fond of Camu back then but ‘Mu expressed to me how bad he wanted to go to pursue music with me and I told him to come along. In those days, we would always drive my Ford Explorer from Middletown to Manhattan to record at DJ Mighty Mi’s spot on Lexington, and then we’d go visit El-P in Brooklyn and crash for several nights at a time. Vast Aire and Vordul Mega, of Cannibal Ox, had their own room downstairs and El’s studio was right next door, so there was always music going on.”

“This song was recorded around the time I was working on my debut album, The High Exhaulted, and Cannibal Ox was working on their album, The Cold Vein. It was a rare occasion to have Tage Future, Camu Tao, Jakki Da Motamouth, Cage, Cannibal Ox, El-P, and myself all in the same room at once, so I told them we needed to seize the moment and record something. El started pulling up beats and we all instantly agreed on this one. The beat played and we wrote – whoever had their verse first hit the mic booth, which, at that time, was El-P’s closet, and the rest is history. Camu was probably smokin’ a blunt with Vordul, so neither of them is on the song; I don’t know why El didn’t drop a verse. Back then we titled it “The Only Weathermen Song,” since it was so tough to get all of us together at the same time.”

The Outdoorsmen capo is back with another free offering. “Mandatory Brunch Meetings,” picks up where “Respect the Fly Shit,” left off, with grimy understated production from Tommy Mas & Harry Fraud alongside beats from The Alchemist, ATG & more. The regulars pop up with guest verses: Action Bronson, AG da Coroner & Maffew Ragazino. Downloading this boss music is as mandatory as the brunch meetings, stream, download and tracklist are at the link above. Follow @MeyhemLauren on Twitter.

This past October, Georgia Anne Muldrow and DJ Romes united as Blackhouse, a crew hellbent on resurrecting the electro-inspired dance-party fun of early hip-hop—with a modern twist. Their eponymous Mello Music Group album was greeted with arms wide open by older heads and young fans alike.

For those still out the loop, MMG and Blackhouse offer up “Lectrivunkin” for you to sample. Let the proverbial needle drop on a decent sound system and watch as people’s heads begin to bob, hips start to sway, and vibrations rise. The synth carves deep, producing a sound both beautiful and ominous. The nearly four minute song is vocal-less save for a sample reminding you the energy of this track is “out of control.”

Don’t be late to the party, Blackhouse is warmed up and groovin’. The last one to the jam is an L7…you know the rest. Blackhouse is in stores now! You can pick it up on CD & vinyl from Fat Beats, & digitally at the Band Camp link above. Follow @JahJahMuldrow on Twitter.